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City staff present first 2025–26 budget amendment; seeks carry-forwards, grants and limited-term positions
Summary
At the May 12 Auburn City Council study session, Director Thomas presented Ordinance 6,975, the city’s first budget amendment for the 2025–26 biennial budget, describing a $22 million beginning fund-balance true-up and multiple carry‑forward and grant-funded items.
At the May 12 Auburn City Council study session, Director Thomas presented Ordinance 6,975, the city’s first budget amendment for the 2025–26 biennial budget. The amendment package, described to council as largely technical and carry-forward in nature, includes a beginning fund-balance true-up, carry-forward of unspent 2024 budget authority, new grants with offsetting revenue, and several limited‑term program requests.
City staff told council the general fund beginning fund-balance true-up is a $22,000,000 positive adjustment derived from stronger-than-expected revenue and underspends in 2024. To cover contracts and obligations carried into 2025, staff proposed roughly $4,600,000 in carry-forward authority for 19 items; staff said about $3,500,000 of that is unspent operating ARPA funding and roughly $718,000 relates to other grants that require spending authority to be carried forward.
Staff also proposed new programs…
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